Posted November 8, 2012 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor Legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use that passed in two states on Election Day November 6, 2012 – Colorado Amendment 64 and Washington Initiative 502 – would legalize and regulate production, possession, and distribution of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and could affect drug testing by employers in the workplace, according to the eNewsletter State Drug Testing Laws Monthly. To stay current on state laws concerning drug testing, visit http://www.statedrugtestinglaws.com/. In Colorado, voters approved Amendment 64 that supports the legalization of marijuana on a recreational basis and will [ Read More ]
by Ani Barsamian, JD Posted In: Legal Malpractice We’ve all heard and seen some crazy and ridiculous stories about people posting inappropriate pictures on Facebook. Many people post their entire life on Facebook, from their wedding day, to their dog, to their breakfast lunch and dinner, to their child’s birth, to their kids first day at school, to pictures of them in their bikinis! Although these pictures are sometimes out of place, I can’t hold it against them. They are allowed to post their own pictures on their own Facebook pages. However, what gets to me the most is when [ Read More ]
By Monica Bay | Law Technology News E-discovery vendors will be happy to hear the metrics released Thursday by The Cowen Group, a New York-based headhunter and research consultancy, which show a strong spurt of growth in electronic data discovery workload at law firms. Writes managing partner David Cowen, in the executive summary: “2012 has been a year of progress and promise for e-discovery professionals.” The survey, of 88 law firm and corporate law department professionals, found that 70 percent of law firms reported an increase in workload for their litigation support and e-discovery departments. That figure, says Cowen, is [ Read More ]
In high value Personal Injury claims, Defendants solicitors sometimes instruct private investigators to film the Claimant. The potential benefit to the Defendant is that the video evidence may show that the Claimant has been exaggerating or malingering the extent of their injuries, resulting in the Defendant paying out less in compensation. What are the main uses of surveillance evidence? • To attack the Claimants credibility by demonstrating that there level of disability is different from that in their witness statement. • To demonstrate that the Claimant has made a better recovery from their physical injuries and is not as disabled [ Read More ]
By: David Matthau | NJ 101.5 Jersey’s highest court has heard oral arguments on Kyleigh’s Law. The justices must now decide whether the law requiring new drivers to place red decals on their cars, to help police monitor their behavior, violates privacy laws. Rockaway attorney Gregg Trautmann says the case is really about his daughter Catherine – and thousands of other young women “that are going to be out there driving alone at night, having to place a decal on their car – and make them potential victims for any creep or stalker that wants to do them harm.” He [ Read More ]
Lawmakers sped the law’s passage in 2010 after the high-profile suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, whose roommate used a webcam to spy on Clementi’s intimate encounter with another man. Gov. Chris Christie has signed New Jersey’s tough anti-bullying legislation into law. The law — which requires schools to develop anti-harassment programs and review how bullying is handled — was set aside earlier this year after one small school district complained about the cost of training and materials. A local mandates council agreed the law created a financial burden. But lawmakers and Christie soon reached a deal for the [ Read More ]
Lawmakers sped the law’s passage in 2010 after the high-profile suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, whose roommate used a webcam to spy on Clementi’s intimate encounter with another man Monday, Mar 26, 2012 | Updated 9:00 PM EDT | NBC NEWS Gov. Chris Christie has signed New Jersey’s tough anti-bullying legislation into law. The law — which requires schools to develop anti-harassment programs and review how bullying is handled — was set aside earlier this year after one small school district complained about the cost of training and materials. A local mandates council agreed the law created a [ Read More ]
By Pedram Tabibi | Young Island Twitter’s popularity is growing by the day, and the Tweet is now a daily (and preferred) method of communication for many. According to a recent infographic, there are currently over 465 million registered Twitter accounts and well over 100 million active users. Even I entered the Twitter world @PedramTabibi. Twitter is also beginning to see green, as Twitter’s projected advertising revenue will surpass half a billion dollars ($540 million) by 2014. At the same time, however, there are responsibilities and laws that come with Twitter use. As companies increasingly integrate social media platforms into [ Read More ]
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 03:06 PM By Newsmax Wires The Supreme Court’s conservative justices are hinting that they might have to strike down Obamacare entirely because declaring the individual mandate unconstitutional would require nullifying the entire law. “The court’s conservatives said the law was passed as a package and must fall as a package,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Although the court is expected to rule by late June on the fate of the President Obama’s signature legislation, Justice Antonin Scalia hinted that the decision might be a fait accompli even at this point. “One way or another, Congress will [ Read More ]
